Fires. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Burglaries. Chemical spills. Disasters of different magnitudes can occur every day. If one hit your practice today, would all your employees and the animals in your care be likely to survive? How quickly would yoube able to see patients again if your building and its contents were destroyed? "The reality is, all too often people think about a disaster preparedness plan after the disaster has taken place," says Link V. Welborn, DVM, DABVP, immediate past-president of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and chairman of the AAHA Standards Enhancement Task Force. "It's the same as people who want to purchase pet health insurance after their pet has been diagnosed with a disease. Insurance is not usefulafter the fact. Only by thinking about a plan in advance can you effectively deal with a disaster."
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机译：着火了。飓风。龙卷风。洪水。入室盗窃化学品泄漏。每天可能发生不同程度的灾难。如果今天有人打您的做法，您所有的员工和您照料的动物是否有可能生存？如果您的建筑物及其中的物品被毁，您多久才能再次看到患者？美国动物医院协会（AAHA）的前任主席，动物保护协会主席Link V. Welborn说道：“现实是，人们在灾难发生后常常想到灾难预防计划。” AAHA标准增强工作组。 “这与在宠物被诊断出患有疾病之后想要购买宠物健康保险的人相同。事后事实证明保险没有用。只有事先考虑计划，您才能有效地应对灾难。”
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